Gun.



T. J. WILLIAMS.

GUN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.17, 1914.

1, 1 1 3,723. Patented Oct. 13, 1914,

' rallying UNITED} TATES. PATENT .orrrou. 'rmm F e W #63 i Specification of Letters Patent. Application an arms 17,1914. 801181110. ceases.

Patented Oct. 1a, 1914.

To all whom it rmzy concern:

a citizen of the United States, residing at Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guns, of which the following is a specification. E

This invention relates to. a gun and the principal object of the invention is to provide an improved trigger ,o crating mechanism which will be mounte in the stock of the gun and thus be concealed. By having the operating mechanism concealed the danger of the gun being accidentally discharged is eliminated thus preventing danger of accidents.

Another object oi the invention is to rovide a trigger actuating mechanism w ich is very sim-plein' construction and which is therefore not liable to easily get out of order. Another object of the invention is to so construct the actuating mechanism that the same will be normally held in an inoperative position and returned to the inoperaits lunger.. e v T is invention is illustrated in the accomdrawings wherein- Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of. a shot gun shown partially in elevation and partially in section; Flg. 2 is a sectionalview taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fi 3;is a fragmentary bottom plan view 0 the stock of the shot un; Fig. 4 is an elevation of the plunger an casing in which-the plunger is slidably mounte In the accompanying drawings the numeral 10 indicates the stock of the shot gun which is constructed in the usual mannfer eo'and carries the barrel 11.

This barrel is connected with the stock in the usual manner so that the gun may be broken and a shell placed in the breech of the barrel. The gun shown is of the hammerless type and is provided with a short trigger 12 which is mounted upon the pin 13 and is intended to release the mechanism for driving the plunger of the un into the cap of the shell.

The mec anism for actuating the trigger 12 is shown very clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 and this is what forms the improved feature of the gun. In the stock 10 there is formed a chamber 14 from which there leads a passage-way 15 communicating with a smaller chamber 16 into which the trigger 12 extends. A piston 17 is slidably mounted in tive position when pressure is removed from provided, the plate bein closed. In all guns :.with'. the shell in place. It is I necessary to illustrate this mechanism as it the passageway 15and is positioned to en- Be it known that I, Tnomas J. WmLrAM-s,

gage the trigger 12 so that when the piston is moved toward the chamber 16, it will a move the trigger 12 to release the mechanism for drivin the plunger of the gun.

A curve arm 18 extends from .the piston 17 mto the chamber 14 and isengaged by the free end of the leaf spring 19. A casing 20' is mounted in the chamber 14 and is provided' with a slot 21 through which the pivot ear 22 extends. This ivot ear 22 extends from a plunger 23 whic is slidably mounted in the casing 20 and is normally held inthe POSltIOD shown in Fig. 2 by means of spiral spring 24. The s iral spring 24 is mounted ln-the inner, en of the casing 20 and is coiled about the reduced end of the plunger 23 and abuts against the abutment collar 25.

At the outer end of the plunger 23 there is formed a head 26 which is positioned in the socket .27. and'serves to limit the inward movement of the lung'er. By placing the finger against the ead 26, the plunger can .be moved inwardly against the tension of the spring 24 andwill move the piston 17 toward the chamber 16 due to the fact that the curved arm 13 is pivotally connected with the pivot ear 22. In order to protect the plunger23 a slidingplate 28 has been mounted in a track formed in the gun stoc and provided with a projection '01 pin 29 so that the plate may be slid .in the track to uncover the plunger 23. when desired.

In theoperation of this gun, the shell is placed in the barrel 11 and the gun then ofthe hammerless type, the mechanism for driving the shell engaging plunger is set by simply closing the breech t erefore not turn it to its normal position. The breech can now be broken and a new shell put in place, and the breech closed. The gun willthen again be read for use. This gun can not be accidenta y discharged since the J trigger actuating mechanism is inclosed in actuate the same.

' said passage, a

- therefrom, the trigger into said passage-way,

with an arm extending ing plate 28 thus preventing the gun from being discharged by the finger being brought. i

into engagement with-the plunger 23 w notdes1r'.. y.

I have thereforerovided a which easily discharged."

will be safe to han e,' and wh ch can'jbe a-n will also be seen' that the actuating mechanism is *soconstructed thatit is very simple and thus-'not-li-able' easily get out of working order.-' i

What iselaimed is: 1'. A having its stock provided with a chamber and hajvmg a. passage-way leading 0 said gun extending into said passage-way, a piston slidably mounted'injsaid passage-way, an arm extending from said piston into said chamber, and a plunger shdably' mounted in said" chamber and connected with said arm whereby when said plunger'i's movedinwardly said piston will be moved longitudinally in said passage-way to engagesaid trigger and '2. A gun havin its stock provided with a chamber and wit a passageway leading therefrom, the trigger ofsaid extending a piston slidably mounted in said passageway and provided into said chamber, and means slidably' mounted in said chamber and connected with the arm of said piston whereby'said piston may be moved longitudinally in said pass ge. v

3. A gun havinglts stock provided with a chamber and with a passage leading thereextendmg into from, the triggerof said iston shdably mounted in said passage an provided with an arm extending into said chamber,- a casin mount: ed in said chamber and provided with 'a slot, a plunger slidably mounted in said casing, a

[pivot ear extending from said plunger through said slot and connected with said arm, and means plunger in' a nor 4. A gun havin chamber and wit 'tion. its tck provided with a passa -way. leading therefrom, the trigger of sai gun extendin into saidpassage, acasmg mounted in sai chamber and provided with a lon 'tudi- 'nally-extending slot, a lunger s dably mounted in said casing an havm its outer end formed into an enlarged h limiting its inward movement, a pivot ear extending from said plunger throu b said slot,a iston slidably mounted in sai passage an provided with an arm extending into said chamber and pivotally connected with'eaid pivot ear, a sprin mounted in said'casini and engaging the ower end portion of sai plunger to y eldablyhold the same in a nor-- mal 'osition, and a spring mounted in said .cham er and engagmg the arm of said piston. 5. A gun havin its stock provided with a chamber and wit a' passage-way leading therefrom, the trigger of said gun extending "into said passage, trigger actu means slidably mounted in sax passage, an means for 0 rating said trigger actuatin means slidab y mounted in said chamber an pivotally connected with said trigger actuating means.

6. A gun having its stock provided with a chamber and with a passage leading therefrom, trigger actuating means slidably mounted in said pasage and extending into said chamber, means mounted in said chamber for operating said trigger actuating means, an i a movably'mounted closure for said chamber.

In testimon whereof I aflix my slgnature in presence .0 two witnesses.

THOMAS J. Witnesses:

. J. B. O'snrsox, Howm. I. Moms.

ieldably holding said 

